APRICOTS. 
Plant on a northern exposure, so that the buds may not start so 
early as to be iiijureil liy late frosts. Heavy soil preferable. Prune 
moderately every spring. The Apricot is subject to the attacks of 
the curculio. which shoukl be destroyed as 'prescribed undor the 
heading of Plums. 
Price, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
Fruit large; yellow, with 
Acme. Vigorous, hardy and productive 
red cheek, of good quality. 
Early Goldea. Small; pale yellow; flesh yellow, juicy and sweet; 
productive and hardy. 
Harris Hardy. Fruit large and 
iniiCi.i'Dily oval in shape; bright 
ycildw, with red blush ; rich and 
jiiicy. Hipens about July 20. 
Moorpark. Very large"; reddish 
orange ; juicy, rich, and tender. 
A very fine variety, universally 
esteemed. 
Peach. Large ; skin yellow in 
the shade, but deep orange mottled 
with dark brown on the sunny 
si('e; rich, high-flavored. 
Roman. Hardy and a prolific 
)('ai-er, producing immense crops 
where others fail ; t\esh dry. 
Harris Apricot. 
RUSSIAN VARIETIES OF APRICOTS. 
These are extremely hardy, ripen with peaches, and are highly 
ornamental, having dark green foliage. Great superiority is claimed 
for them in early fruiting, hardiness of tree and quality of fruit. We 
name three of the most popular. 
Price, 40 cts. each, $4 per doz. 
Alexis. Very large; yellow, with red cheek; rich, luscious, slightly 
acid. 
J. L. Budd. Large; white, red cheek; sweet, juicy; late. 
Nicholas. Medium to large; white; sweet and melting. 
NECTARINES. 
A smooth- skinned fruit, resembling the peach. Subject to the 
attacks of the curculio, which should be destroyed as directed under 
the heading of Plums. Plant on light soil, and pi'une the young 
growth thoroughly every year. 
Price, 40 cts. each, S4 per doz. 
Downton. Large; pale green, with deep red cheek; good. 
Hardwick. Large; pale yellowish green; high-flavored. 
New White. Medium size: greenish white, with red cheek. 
Eed Roman. Greenish yellow, with deep, dark red cheek; flesh 
Yellow, fine and rich. 
QUINCES. 
Quinces require a deep, rich soil, and should be manured with 
thoroughly rotted manure or wood-pile earth. A little coarse salt or 
lime sprinkled around the trees occasionally is beneficial in keeping 
away insects. On account of I'oots being very near the surface, the 
ground should be kept well woi-ked and free from grass or sod. 
Make frequent and thorough search for borers. Do not prune raiich, 
but carefully remove the old and decayed wood. 
Champion. This vai-iety is of upright, symmetrical growth, with 
clean bark, producing a small, attractive tree. Fruit exceedingly 
large; pear-shaped; bright, handsome yellow, with russet about the 
stem; a late-ripening and late-keeping variety; vigorous, hardy 
and productive. 2 yrs.. 4 to .5 feet, well branched, ,35 cts. each, $3 
per doz., $20 per 100. Trees of bearing age, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Meech's Prolific. A strong, vigorous grower; immensely produc- 
tive; fruit of uniformly large size and of very handsome appearance; 
ripens later than Orange Quince, from which it also differs in form 
and shape. 2-yrs., .'j.T cts. each, .$3 per doz. Trees of beai-ing age, 
50 cts. each. $5"per doz. 
Orange, or Apple. Lai-ge, Arm; rich, golden yellow; productive, 
and desirable for market and home use; the most extensively culti- 
vated variety. .3 to 4 feet, well branched, 35 cts. each, $.3 per doz., 
$20 per 100. Trees of bearing age, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Downing: Mulberries. 
MULBERRIES. 
The Mulberry is valuable not only on account of its fruit, which is 
highly esteemed by some, but because its habit of growth renders it 
a desirable shade tree. It is necessary, also, for the successful 
growth of the silk worm. 
Downing's Everhearingr. Fruit large, blue-black, juicy, rich, 
sugary, with a sprightly vinous flavor. Tree vigorous and produc- 
tive, continuing in bearing for about three nionths. A large-growing 
and desii-able shade tree. G to 8 feet, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz.; 
1-year, 4 to 6 feet, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
New American. Equal to Downing's, much hardier and very pro- 
ductive. Has the best fruit of all the varieties. 1-year, 4 to (j feet, 
35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Russian. A tree imported from Russia and introduced by the 
Mennonites; fruit is desirable for dessert or jellies; foliage is suit- 
able for silk worm culture. 4 to 5 feet, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
White (Morus alba). Fruit small, nearly white, of inferior 
quality; tree of rapid growth; cultivated chiefly as food for the silk 
worm. 4 to 5 feet, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
PERSIMMONS. 
American { Diospyros Virginiana) . Leaves smooth and glossy; 
fruit the size of a crab apple; reddish yellow; astringent until frost 
gives it flavor and sweetness. 4 to 5 feet, 40 cts. each, $4 per 
doz. 
Japan. We offer ten of the best Japanese varieties. 2}4 to 3}4 
feet, 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. 
Champion Quince. 
